| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the division of Meath into two shires. |
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| Citation | 34 Hen. 8. c. 1 (I) |
| Territorial extent | Kingdom of Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Commencement | 25 November 1542 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
An Act for the division of Meath into two shires (referred to in the modern Irish Statute Book as the Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543) (34 Hen. 8. c. 1 (I)) was an act of the Parliament of Ireland passed in 1542 which resulted in the division of County Meath, shired in 1297, into the counties of Meath and Westmeath. The Act commenced on Saint Catherine's Day in 1542 and remains in effect.[1]
- ^ "1543 (34 Hen. 8) c. 1 An Act for the Division of Methe in two Shires". The Statutes at Large passed at the Parliaments held in Ireland. Vol. 1: 1310 to 1612. B. Grierson. 1765. pp. 232–235.; short title "Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543" assigned by Statute Law Revision Act 2007, 1st Sch. (No. 28 of 2007, 1st Sch.). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.